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PSYCH 327 - Psychology of Food and Eating
Prerequisites: PSYCH 100
Requirement Fulfillment: This course will serve as an upper level (300-level or above) elective in the Psychology major, minor, and core concentration.
Delivery: Lecture
This course explores the psychological processes, theories, and research that surround humanity’s complex relationship with food. We will focus on food consumption, advertising, and production from a psychological perspective and discuss how food choices impact our identity and health. We will also discuss different forms of eating-related psychopathology such as eating disorders and binging/purging behavior and review evidence-based treatments for these behaviors. Lastly, we will identify the ways that culture and class-based food choice and availability impact individual and societal health.
3 credits
Spring
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